Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.
- (originally, specifically) One lit by candles.
- (auction, often attributive) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.
- (surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.
- (obsolete, military) A portable frame used to support temporary wooden fences.
Esimerkit
- She opened the drawing-room door in trepidation. Would she find Esther drowned with her head in the goldfish bowl, or hanged from the chandelier by her stay-lace?
- A mysterious phone bidder was grabbing the pieces that no one else wanted—Mensun suspected this was the auction house "bidding against the chandelier," protecting itself against selling too low.
- Chandelier. A wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, to cover the workmen in making approaches.
- Europeans solved this problem by building a temporary fence with tightly bound sticks ("fascines") stacked into wooden frames ("chandeliers").
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | chandeliers |